Kiev Frescoes
Kiivs’ki freski, Soviet Union (Ukraine), 1966, 15'
A film collage composed of preserved fragments from a planned but banned feature film about the aftermath of World War II.
Hakob Hovnatanyan, Soviet Union (Armenia), 1967, 10'
With playful associative editing, Paradjanov weaves the details of portraits by Armenian painter Hakob Hovnatanyan (1806–1881) with the visual and soundscape of 19th-century Tbilisi.
Arabesques on the Pirosmani Theme
Arabeskebi Pirosmanis temaze, Soviet Union (Georgia), 1985, 21'
Paradjanov pays homage to the famous self-taught Georgian painter Niko Pirosmani (1862–1918), creating a phantasmagorical film essay through footage of the artist's visual worlds.